When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, its a good core workout. If youre sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More

Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More

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San Francisco Film Society held their Film Society Awards Night at Bimbo's on Tuesday, May 7th. Harrison Ford was in attendance accepting the 2013 Peter J. Owens Award. Photographs by Josh Edelson for SF Weekly.

"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters": Po-Faced "Comedy"

Whatever else you can say about this movie, it has a thematic integrity other literary mashups lack. Jane Austen's characters never encountered zombies or sea monsters, and Lincoln never battled vampires (probably!), but Hansel and Gretel totally killed a witch. So it has that going for it. Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters clearly intends to be a goofy, anachronistic lark, and some of the more self-aware comedic moments (such as the first encounter with a fanboy) might work well as standalone SNL sketches, which probably has a lot to do with the presence of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay as producers. But for a movie which just wants to have fun, the leads take it too seriously. The usually reliable Jeremy Renner never works up the gusto his smartass Hansel requires, and Gemma Arterton's Gretel just seems bored. Her strong resemblance to Cobie Smulders makes it easy to imagine how much more fun Smulders would have been in the role — and, for that matter, Renner has always looked like a toned Patton Oswalt. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Patton Oswalt and Cobie Smulders? Oh, what might have been. In the meantime, for a much more satisfying cinematic riff on the fairy tale, check out Matthew Bright's Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby. Seriously.

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Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"